James Madison was the shortest president. Standing 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 100 pounds; proof that good things do come in small packages. He married 26-year-old Dolley Payne in 1794.

Each month leading up to the 250th birthday of our nation, we will be highlighting one American founding father.  James ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - We’re now going to look at the Father of the Constitution – James Madison. Prior to becoming the fourth president - Madison first became politically active once the ...

The checks-and-balances of our government have been increasingly tested in ways our founding fathers never anticipated, yet ...

The event titled, “A More Perfect Union?: Constitution Day Reflections on Madison’s Vision.” It dove deep into how Madison’s vision “shapes the balance between liberty and governance today.” Both ...

In his 1836 eulogy of James Madison, John Quincy Adams called the late president the “Father of the Constitution.” It was not the first time Madison was called that; Jared Ingersoll toasted the former ...

Sept. 17, no less than on the Fourth of July, the public should have celebrated what founder James Madison described to his friend Thomas Jefferson as nothing “less than a miracle.” Teachers ...

We the People” – captured the drafters’ intent at the outset that democracy should be a government of, by, and for the people ...